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he's a former fbi agent. i don't know what he was doing on the island but it's tempting for the iranian authorities to use him as a bargaining chip. >> greta: they haven't said publicly, they're denying they have him. the u.s. government believes they have him. why won't they say we have him, lift sanctions on such and such? >> they may. i won't give the iranian government credit for being coherent in how they handle these things they find they've got this guy an exfbi agent. maybe they didn't want toad mitt it for other reasons involvement of their own people and smuggling activities he may have been investigating so i think they have got a problem that they're trying to figure out how to turn into their advantage. >> greta: do you think we're doing enough to get him back? >> clearly not this, is five, six years gone by. we can't get a straight statement. no surprise there. you can't get straight statements out of them on a lot of things but i think we've missed a lot of opportunities here. i think it's just
he's a former fbi agent. i don't know what he was doing on the island but it's tempting for the iranian authorities to use him as a bargaining chip. >> greta: they haven't said publicly, they're denying they have him. the u.s. government believes they have him. why won't they say we have him, lift sanctions on such and such? >> they may. i won't give the iranian government credit for being coherent in how they handle these things they find they've got this guy an exfbi agent. maybe...
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president of the westchester county detectives association and affiliated police association of new york, fbi and new york state certified police firearms instructor, and spent 23 years in law enforcement on the city, federal and county level. and i can tell you that there's case law that came out in december of 2011, judge solomon in new york supreme court, new york county, ruled in the new york times versus n.y.p.d. in article foia action that active and retired law enforcement officers, not the just n.y.p.d. and active and retired government employees must be redacted from the list that the n.y.p.d. turned over to the new york times in their foia action, that speaks volumes towards case law and may work towards the pending legislation in the assembly and senate which in the justification clearly says that the exposure of this information does the record holder, their families and the public at large a great disservice and puts them at risk. >> let me dove-tail off this. yeah, you can clap. [applause] >> you know, you're a lawyer, you argue for a living and you're obviously very good at you
president of the westchester county detectives association and affiliated police association of new york, fbi and new york state certified police firearms instructor, and spent 23 years in law enforcement on the city, federal and county level. and i can tell you that there's case law that came out in december of 2011, judge solomon in new york supreme court, new york county, ruled in the new york times versus n.y.p.d. in article foia action that active and retired law enforcement officers, not...
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federal agency has information about someone being declared incompetent that shouldn't be shared with the fbi runs the background checks. >> bill: get him into trouble if he then says you can't have this particular gun or you can't have more than a clip with more than 10 bullets then is he going to get into trouble. if he just keeps it in the general sense, there will be a its little bit of outcry. on the fiscal business you know it's a horse trading proposition that the republican party wants smaller government and cut back spending isn't going to give you the authority to raise the debt ceiling unless you give us something back which means you cut entitlements a little bit or you do this, that, and the other thing. what do you think is likely to happen there? >> well, that is really an unprecedented situation. you know, we have had the debt ceiling raised over 70 times in the last 50 years. congress has always dutifully done its job and raised the debt ceiling under divided congresses and divide government. democrats and congress raised the debt ceiling 12 times for president reagan upon hi
federal agency has information about someone being declared incompetent that shouldn't be shared with the fbi runs the background checks. >> bill: get him into trouble if he then says you can't have this particular gun or you can't have more than a clip with more than 10 bullets then is he going to get into trouble. if he just keeps it in the general sense, there will be a its little bit of outcry. on the fiscal business you know it's a horse trading proposition that the republican party...
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those statistics are not kept by the fbi or by our own attorney general's office. >> you can't do it because you know you do. let's get to the -- >> -- no, wait a minute. i have worked on this whole issue with crystal meth in hawaii. and i will tell you the one thick that we have always recognized and we have always done is we have addressed it and we know where to start. that's when we have been successful. >> bill: mrs. congresswoman you are a good woman. you know you have a problem, which is why you are spending your time on it it now, i have got to get to jessica's law. are you kidding me? two year mandatory for child rape? 45 states have some kind of jessica's law which means that child rapist are given 15 to life if they commit that crime. hawaii won't even consider it. come on. have you got to get behind that. >> i will tell you, i will get behind it it. >> we are talking about a liberal hawaii. a liberal hawaii. >> we care about our elders. we care about those who need help. >> bill: conservative people care about their elders too. >> we have a very strong culture in hawaii.
those statistics are not kept by the fbi or by our own attorney general's office. >> you can't do it because you know you do. let's get to the -- >> -- no, wait a minute. i have worked on this whole issue with crystal meth in hawaii. and i will tell you the one thick that we have always recognized and we have always done is we have addressed it and we know where to start. that's when we have been successful. >> bill: mrs. congresswoman you are a good woman. you know you have a...
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there is a new plea for help from the family of a former fbi agent van fishing in iran five years ago. robert levinson disin 2007. family is releasing disturbing new pictures sent from whomever is holding him, we believe. there is a "america's newsroom." i'm bill hemmer. good morning, martha. martha: good to see you. i'm martha maccallum. intelligence officials believe iran is holding him as a bargaining chip essentially, something tehran vehemently denies at this point. the new pictures show a haggard levinson than in earlier pictures. this sign says help me, we must be excruciating for his wife christine. she released the pictures to urge the government to do more and not give up hope. >> diplomatically it takes a long time for each diplomatic request to go through all the channels. i know over the course of all these years that the government and the state department have tried to do that but have been unsuccessful. i feel there needs to be more attention to the case and that's why i'm putting the pictures out and trying to get everyone to, to be reminded that bob is still missing.
there is a new plea for help from the family of a former fbi agent van fishing in iran five years ago. robert levinson disin 2007. family is releasing disturbing new pictures sent from whomever is holding him, we believe. there is a "america's newsroom." i'm bill hemmer. good morning, martha. martha: good to see you. i'm martha maccallum. intelligence officials believe iran is holding him as a bargaining chip essentially, something tehran vehemently denies at this point. the new...
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also new hope for a woman whose husband, a former fbi agent, vanished in 2007. the u.s. government now believes he's a hostage in iran. the latest push to bring him home next. [ male announcer ] with over 50 delicious choices of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant 3w4r5*. >> the fire department was on scene within 3 minutes. 140 firefighters and nypd and another's authorities who set up a temporary triage on the dock to treat the worst of the injured before transporting them to local hospital. here is more. >> the nature of the injuries are basically the two critical patients are head injuries, one was taken to cornell and the other one to another hospital. 20-some order other patients were long boarded for spinal conditions. >> i was told the worst injuries was someone who fell down the stairs. >> that is correct. that was the mechanism of the injure that was the critical patient. >> reporter: again the worst injury a man who fell downstairs and hit glass. a lot of people were cut. that ma
also new hope for a woman whose husband, a former fbi agent, vanished in 2007. the u.s. government now believes he's a hostage in iran. the latest push to bring him home next. [ male announcer ] with over 50 delicious choices of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant 3w4r5*. >> the fire department was on scene within 3 minutes. 140 firefighters and nypd and another's authorities who set up a temporary triage on...
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that's an fbi fact. >> but they have been used in the last three mass shootings. why do they -- >> i'll tell you why, because they advertise in the media. everybody knows if someone jumps off the empire state building, they put cops out there because there are copy cats. the media hypes and hypes and hypes. don't just commit suicide, go commit suicide by killing a bunch of kids and use this gun because this is what the army uses. >> why do they need them? >> to protect us. a university study out of hawaii killed 292 million people. it's called democide. google it, folks. >> should everyone in america have an ar-15 if they want one? >> statistically, where there's more guns, there's lower crime. the highest crime is in bloomberg, you know -- >> but you have the most -- the 23 richest countries, you have -- >> america was born on guns and whiskey. it's true, we're a violent society. >> right. america has the most guns -- >> is it statistically, knives kill nine times morse -- >> alex, let's talk about the guns. >> have you seen the fbi numbers? knives, bats, rocks,
that's an fbi fact. >> but they have been used in the last three mass shootings. why do they -- >> i'll tell you why, because they advertise in the media. everybody knows if someone jumps off the empire state building, they put cops out there because there are copy cats. the media hypes and hypes and hypes. don't just commit suicide, go commit suicide by killing a bunch of kids and use this gun because this is what the army uses. >> why do they need them? >> to protect...
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according to data, just released by the fbi, december saw the most background checks for gun sales since the agency's current system was in place in 1988. overall gun checks surged by 19% in 2012 from the previous year. potential gun buyers have been flocking to gun shows in record numbers all across the country since the shooting in newtown, connecticut, possibly worried about new restrictions in the coming months. >> we know that there's going to be some new laws. so, i kind of put it off and put it off until now. now, you know, we went through and came down here to get what we wanted before everything is illegal. bill: gun shows on the whole facing controversy. recent shows in the northeast were canceled following the newtown shooting, also angering gun advocates. martha: let's go back to d.c. now and the battle over taxes and spending and the nation's crushing debt. top democrats are now signaling they want to go back and get more of your money in the debt ceiling debate that is coming, despite the fiscal cliff deal that saw taxes go up 77% of americans. nancy pelosi says it is not e
according to data, just released by the fbi, december saw the most background checks for gun sales since the agency's current system was in place in 1988. overall gun checks surged by 19% in 2012 from the previous year. potential gun buyers have been flocking to gun shows in record numbers all across the country since the shooting in newtown, connecticut, possibly worried about new restrictions in the coming months. >> we know that there's going to be some new laws. so, i kind of put it...
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if you'll notice, very few of our police actually carry automatic or semiautomatic weapons because fbi agents are comfortable that the right hand gun with the right training is a very formidable way to protect people. >> mr. speaker, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> quick perspective on executive orders. according to the national archives, president obama has issued 144 in his first four years in office. that's about average compared with other modern presidents. dwight eisenhower issued 465. "360" has been following the story for years. an update right now from ted rolands. >> last year, the chicago police department confiscated more than 7,400 guns. more than five times per capita than in new york. chicago's gun laws are as strict as any in the country. in fact, you can't buy a handgun in the city. so where do they come from? many come from places like this, a gun shop in a nearby town. this is chuck's gun shop in neighboring riverdale, which is frequently the target of protests because of the amount of guns they have sold over the years that have ended up being us
if you'll notice, very few of our police actually carry automatic or semiautomatic weapons because fbi agents are comfortable that the right hand gun with the right training is a very formidable way to protect people. >> mr. speaker, i appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> quick perspective on executive orders. according to the national archives, president obama has issued 144 in his first four years in office. that's about average compared with other modern...
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number two, if you look at the fbi crime statistics over the last 20 years and you look at the violent crime index and the murder index, over the last 20 years, that's dropped 50%. but the other part of it that's interesting is that if you look at urban areas with population greater than 250,000, the violent crime index and the murder index is double the national average. 75% of all murders that are committed in this country are gang and drug related. we've got to look at the culture of violence in major american cities and give kids hope and mentor these kids. >> i think you're right on that. give me two more minutes with him. continue, go ahead. >> i read an article this morning that was -- it was based in jacksonville. and they were looking at the murder rate of young -- in this case, it was discussing young black men between the ages of 12 and 19, that that is the leading cause of death for them, homicide. >> absolutely. >> and if we can't -- and his point was, a lot of the kids are born with young, poor mothers and if we can reach these kids before they reach the age of 8 -- >> le
number two, if you look at the fbi crime statistics over the last 20 years and you look at the violent crime index and the murder index, over the last 20 years, that's dropped 50%. but the other part of it that's interesting is that if you look at urban areas with population greater than 250,000, the violent crime index and the murder index is double the national average. 75% of all murders that are committed in this country are gang and drug related. we've got to look at the culture of...
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the fbi will shut down, people responsible for tracking down loose nuclear weapons, the court system closes its doors. the faa off line, parks closed, food safety inspections, they stop, nobody gets tax refunds or fixes your roads. it is bad, second, meanwhile, too, the financial markets will go into complete chaos, u.s. government debt is after all the safest investment in the world, so it is used as the benchmark for all other types of debt. what that means, when you buy a mortgage the government looks at what it pays to borrow and begins your estimate there. if we spike the treasury rate because nobody trusts our government anymore that spikes credit card rates and mortgage rates. not to mention all manner of trillions and trillions of dollars of weird financial derivatives that are also bench marked to treasuries. the damage to the economy on that would be unbelievable. and it would occur at every level from individuals looking for a loan to get a house to hedge funders trying to play the markets. so it would be like 2008 all over again, and if we breach the ceiling for long, may
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the fbi which advises banks on the best and safest approach agrees. >> in no way do we suggest physical confrontation with a robber. too many thing cans go wrong. >> but nickelson says, believe it or not, he's confronted other robbers in retail jobs in the past thinks letting the guy get away with it isn't the answer. >> i have to represent him so he cannot do this again, so he cannot come to our branch and try to rob us again. >> the robber won't be visiting this branch or any bank soon. he pleads guilty to the bank robbery and is sentenced to three years behind bars followed by three years of parole. and that's enough reward for nickelson. he said despite being fired, if he had it to do all over again, he would. >>> coming up, a convenience store owner makes a startling decision i said, please, don't shoot me. >> when "caught on camera: what would you do?" continues. boom. clothes look amazing, and daddy's a hero. daddy, can we play ponies? right after we do foldies. tide boost is my tide. what's yours? living with moderate to semeans living with pain.is it could also mean living with
the fbi which advises banks on the best and safest approach agrees. >> in no way do we suggest physical confrontation with a robber. too many thing cans go wrong. >> but nickelson says, believe it or not, he's confronted other robbers in retail jobs in the past thinks letting the guy get away with it isn't the answer. >> i have to represent him so he cannot do this again, so he cannot come to our branch and try to rob us again. >> the robber won't be visiting this branch...
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the fbi has offered a million dollar reward for information leading to his safe return. >>> it is now confirmed that chavez will not be attending his inauguration. tomorrow is the big day but the 58-year-old president has been undergoing cancer treatment in cuba. so he can't take the oath of office in person. that has been raising questions about his legitimacy. the constitution isn't clear on whether the president can be sworn in on another day or who should be in charge in the meantime. the ruling has been issued by the supreme court there. he did leave for a fourth cancer surgery in cuba last month. he has since been battling a severe lung infection. the supreme court just in the last hour or so saying the inauguration can be postponed which is a window of opportunity to his many supporters. the opposition said that wasn't legal. the court has ruled. >>> a four-month heat wave in australia has sparked massive bush fires. we will look at how climate change is wreaking havoc down under. stay with us. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. ♪ make
the fbi has offered a million dollar reward for information leading to his safe return. >>> it is now confirmed that chavez will not be attending his inauguration. tomorrow is the big day but the 58-year-old president has been undergoing cancer treatment in cuba. so he can't take the oath of office in person. that has been raising questions about his legitimacy. the constitution isn't clear on whether the president can be sworn in on another day or who should be in charge in the...
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. >> i also think, though, that we do have to do things to make sure the database of the fbi has all the information. so people can't buy guns that shouldn't have guns. >> the vice president laid out some of the ideas emerging from his task force thursday, but he did not mention a new assault weapons ban. sterling's speculation the white house is dropping the proposal. but the white house says that's not so. an administration spokesman told cnn, avoiding this issue just because it's been politically difficult in the past is not an option. that's despite what will be fierce opposition from the nation's top gun lobby, the national rifle association. >> i do not think that there's going to be a ban on so-called assault weapons passed by the congress. >> reporter: the nra can simply point to what happened in 1994 when president bill clinton signed the last assault weapons ban into law. democrats lost control of both houses of congress to republicans. >> he's become the only republican candidate in indiana with an f-rating from the nra. >> reporter: last year, the nra proved it was willin
. >> i also think, though, that we do have to do things to make sure the database of the fbi has all the information. so people can't buy guns that shouldn't have guns. >> the vice president laid out some of the ideas emerging from his task force thursday, but he did not mention a new assault weapons ban. sterling's speculation the white house is dropping the proposal. but the white house says that's not so. an administration spokesman told cnn, avoiding this issue just because it's...
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at the same time, the fbi reported that 2.78 million firearm background checks were conducted in december. that's the highest monthly figure since routine background checks were required way back in 1998. so let's talk about the opposition. is there any indication of softening there, particularly in congress where obviously these bills would have to be passed? >> well, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, we saw some key moderate democratic lawmakers like joe manchin come out and say he was open to this conversation. he was open to having a debate about gun control, considering some of these measures. it's unclear whether that's going to be dissipate at all now as we've had more time elapse since the shooting and that emotional momentum may have slowed a little bit. we also see the nra. they're very powerful. still powerful. and they have a lot of allies in congress, not just among the republicans, but also with some democrats. the new senator from north dakota who was out over the weekend certainly doesn't seem open to a lot of these proposals. so it's going to be a legislative ch
at the same time, the fbi reported that 2.78 million firearm background checks were conducted in december. that's the highest monthly figure since routine background checks were required way back in 1998. so let's talk about the opposition. is there any indication of softening there, particularly in congress where obviously these bills would have to be passed? >> well, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, we saw some key moderate democratic lawmakers like joe manchin come out and...
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assault weapons ban, will have to stus a lot of political muscle to do that and if you just look at the fbi statistics, although we have horrific events that occur with these guns sometimes, mostly it is pistols and handguns that are involved statistically in the crimes. if you are going to attack the murders in this country, you would attack those other guns. i'm wondering why you think it is that they'd like to go after the assault weapons at this time. >> i think lz was exactly right. there is three different conversations going on and i think they have to turn it into one big comprehensive approach. if it's only framed as an assault weapons ban, it will have a very difficult time going through congress. but, yes, you know, the president is going to have to spend the capital. he has it and he's going to have to spend it. i'm sure vice president biden, who is now pregnant with this, this is his baby, and in case we haven't noticed, he's already running for president, is going to want something done. and the problem, drew, is the issue is not going away. as cnn was covering the meetings of
assault weapons ban, will have to stus a lot of political muscle to do that and if you just look at the fbi statistics, although we have horrific events that occur with these guns sometimes, mostly it is pistols and handguns that are involved statistically in the crimes. if you are going to attack the murders in this country, you would attack those other guns. i'm wondering why you think it is that they'd like to go after the assault weapons at this time. >> i think lz was exactly right....
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spent more money on immigration enforcement than the fbi, drug enforcement administration, secret service, u.s. marshal service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms combined. the migration policy institute says close to $18 billion was spent on immigration last year compared to $14.4 billion for all other principal law enforcement agencies. >>> a mexican restaurant in columbia, south carolina is in hot water over a t-shirt it's selling that says look at this, how to catch an illegal immigrant. and it shows a taco being used as bait. critics say the message behind the shirt that employees wear and sell is racist. >>> the list goes on and on and on. another lashing earning seven nominations and tyler perry is being honored for his work in three films. they're handed out on february 23rd the night before the oscars. >>> take your ipad with you into the pool. can you believe that? that and other cool innovations from the electronics consumer show. >> plus we're already calling this the shot of the year. the story behind that you been believable shot. there it is. oh, my. we'll have
spent more money on immigration enforcement than the fbi, drug enforcement administration, secret service, u.s. marshal service and the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms combined. the migration policy institute says close to $18 billion was spent on immigration last year compared to $14.4 billion for all other principal law enforcement agencies. >>> a mexican restaurant in columbia, south carolina is in hot water over a t-shirt it's selling that says look at this, how to catch an...
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we just track the fbi background checks, kind of a proxy for what sales are. walmart also wanting it to be known that after they decided to meet with the vice president's task force, they didn't meet with the vice president. instead, eric holder, who you see on the screen there, and after their change of calendar to meet with the vice president, the vice president didn't actually meet with them. it was eric holder, and walmart wanting to get on the record that they were not pleased about that change. we gave them such a kind of hard time. >> hard time? >> about not coming to the meetings and they met with the attorney general. seventh in line, and the vice president first in line. i guess it's a pecking order. >> it's not like he's an intern. >> quite frankly, some say the reason the retailers were working with the attorney general, legal issues, background checks, restrictions on ammo, waiting periods, the like. that drama continues. a gun violence group planning next week a big protest at a walmart in connecticut. they would like walmart to stole selling the
we just track the fbi background checks, kind of a proxy for what sales are. walmart also wanting it to be known that after they decided to meet with the vice president's task force, they didn't meet with the vice president. instead, eric holder, who you see on the screen there, and after their change of calendar to meet with the vice president, the vice president didn't actually meet with them. it was eric holder, and walmart wanting to get on the record that they were not pleased about that...
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two photos of former fbi agent bob levinson who vanished in iran nearly six years ago. they received the photos 18 months ago but released them to try to turn up pressure to help find him. the state department asked iran's government to help find him. >>> homicide detectives in chicago trying to solve the case of a lottery winner who can die before he collects his money. aruj khan died in july, less than a month after he scratched off a $1 million jackpot. cyanide poisoning can be hard to find. the chemical can be found in a variety of industrial settings. >> if you are going to try to conduct the perfect murder this is a good way to do it. if you worked in a metal processing plant, electroplating, for example. or if you worked with insecticides. >> medical examiner first determined khan died of natural causes, but then took a second look after getting a call from a relative days after his death. >>> and a restaurant in north carolina cooking up controversy. it shows a taco being used as bait. it has drawn national attention after a local reporter tweeted a picture of t
two photos of former fbi agent bob levinson who vanished in iran nearly six years ago. they received the photos 18 months ago but released them to try to turn up pressure to help find him. the state department asked iran's government to help find him. >>> homicide detectives in chicago trying to solve the case of a lottery winner who can die before he collects his money. aruj khan died in july, less than a month after he scratched off a $1 million jackpot. cyanide poisoning can be hard...
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they're not getting it with the drone strikes and the wiretapping and everything that the cia and the fbi has been doing. so the legacy that president obama is leaving is very complex and no conservative will be happy with it and a lot of liberals aren't going to be happy with it either. the obama doctrine is apparently don't make anybody happy. >> morris, let's move on to the next top wick all of the president's men, appointing a lot of white men to fill cabinet positions? >> i think the majority is still out on this. he's only announced a few. kerry, so i don't think there's a lot of people and a lot of spots to fill. we've still got to sort of shake things out. i think he's trying to appoint people that are number one, close to him and understand what he wants to get done in the next four years and he needs to bring diversity and we'd hoped to get that from susan rice and i think the jury is still out and we'll see ultimately what happens. >> anything hypocritical here, to defend the president. they went after mitt romney, for, you know. >> they would have gone after any president and
they're not getting it with the drone strikes and the wiretapping and everything that the cia and the fbi has been doing. so the legacy that president obama is leaving is very complex and no conservative will be happy with it and a lot of liberals aren't going to be happy with it either. the obama doctrine is apparently don't make anybody happy. >> morris, let's move on to the next top wick all of the president's men, appointing a lot of white men to fill cabinet positions? >> i...